[April
22, 2014]ARMINGTON — The March 15 meeting
of the Tri-County Rocketeers marked the beginning of the second year
for the club. Tri-County Rocketeers is a 4-H SPIN club, a special
interest club serving children ages 8-18 in Tazewell and surrounding
counties. As may be guessed from the name of the club, the area of
interest is model rocketry.

Club meetings consist of construction of models, study of building
techniques and demonstrations, as well as overviews in aeronautics
and DC electricity for launching the rockets. At the March 15
meeting, members completed an Estes Alpha rocket as well as a
Courier egg-lofting rocket.

Meetings are usually the third
Saturday of each month at the Armington Park District meeting room,
beside the former Armington High School gym. Due to the Easter
holiday, the next meeting will be on April 26 instead. Weather
permitting, the group will shoot their newly created models at the
old Armington ball fields from 1 to 3 p.m. The group will meet
briefly at the normal location before moving to the field for
launch. The public is invited to watch or participate.

Participants will need to supply their own models and launch
supplies. A pad and launcher will be available if needed. Please
note: NAR guidelines will need to be followed for construction,
recovery systems and launching. No engines over "E" will be
permitted.